Australian broadband speeds stagnant: Akamai

Australia’s internet speeds continue to lag behind the rest of the world, according to a new research report from Akamai.

The cloud service provider released new statistics that indicate Australia has an average connection speed of 2.8 megabits per second (Mbps) and sits 48th in the world.

The State of the Internet Report is based on testing done during the second half of this year, and found that while New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and China all saw an average speed increase of more than 10 per cent, Australia did not increase significantly.

Asia Pacific nations dominated all areas of the report, with 62 of the top cities located in Japan and 12 in South Korea.

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